Revisionism (Marxism)
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Revisionism, otherwise known as Marxist reformism, represents various ideas, principles, and theories that are based on a
labor unions, the abolition of bureaucratic privileges, and the subordination of police forces to the judiciary power.[2]
In Marxist discourse, revisionism often carries
class struggle.[3]
History
Revisionism has been used in a number of contexts to refer to different or claimed revisions of
Marxist theory. Those who opposed Karl Marx's revolution through his lens of a violent uprising and sought out more peaceful, electoral means for a socialist revolution are known as revisionists. Eduard Bernstein, a close acquaintance of Marx and Friedrich Engels, was one of the first major revisionists, and was prominent in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).[4]
In the late 19th century, the term revisionism was used to describe
reformist theory, which asserts that socialism can be achieved through gradual peaceful reforms from within a capitalist system.[6]
See also
- Anarchist communism
- Brezhnev Doctrine
- Đổi Mới
- Eurocommunism
- Juche
- Goulash Communism
- Khrushchevism
- Legal Marxism
- Market socialism
- Marxist humanism
- National communism in Romania
- Opportunism in Marxist theory
- Titoism
- Syndicalism
- Socialism with Chinese characteristics
- Western Marxism
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary Revisionism 1. "A policy first put forward in the 1890s by Edward Bernstein (1850–1932) advocating the introduction of socialism through evolution rather than revolution, in opposition to the orthodox view of Marxists; hence a term of abuse used within the communist world for an interpretation of Marxism which is felt to threaten the canonical policy." Cites the first use in English "1903 Social-Democrat VII. 84 (heading) Revisionism in Germany."
- S2CID 143933209.
- ^ Tse-Tung, Mao (July 1964). On Khrushchov's Phoney Communism and Its Historical Lessons for the World – via Marxists Internet Archive.
... the revisionist Khrushchov clique base themselves mainly on the argument that ... class struggle no longer exists.
- ^ Steger, Manfred (1997). The Quest for Evolutionary Socialism: Eduard Bernstein And Social Democracy. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
- Jahrbuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung[Yearbook for research into the history of the labor movement] (in German).
- ^ Wiener, Philip P., ed. (1973–74). Dictionary of the History of Ideas. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. referenced in Kindersley, R. K. "Marxist revisionism: From Bernstein to modern forms". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
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